In his leadership role, David brings real-world experience with a focus on medical language access on a national level, sales/ marketing, and health equity. David founded Linguava with just one employee in 2010 and has grown it to more than 75 employees and thousands of linguists in more than 250 languages. He served for 3 years as the president of the Oregon Healthcare Interpreters Association (OHCIA). Currently, he serves as the Chair for the NCIHC Languages of Limited Diffusion (LLD), which provides training and resources to LLD language interpreters and the community. He also has his own podcast titled The Invisible Profession, which provides tools, tips, and resources in the interpretation and translation industry. David is a certified Spanish medical interpreter himself and has a strong passion for achieving health equity for all. He is passionate about helping the Limited English Proficient and Deaf and Hard of Hearing community receive meaningful language access that helps improve patient experience and health outcomes.
Hosts:
Sarah Hickey, VP of Research, Nimdzi Insights
VP of Research at Nimdzi Insights by day, podcaster at The Troublesome Terps by night, conference interpreter DE - EN by trade
Inge Boonen, VP of Consulting, Nimdzi Insights
Is dedicated to providing localization, globalization, and multicultural insights to enterprise companies and language service providers.
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This show is made possible thanks to a collaboration between MulitLingual Media and Nimdzi Insights.
Oscar Betancourt - Video Director and Producer
Isabel Romero-Ruiz - Communications & Marketing, Nimdzi Insights
Antonella Tiezzi - Design
00:00 David Brackett | Founder & CEO of Linguava
00:42 What does your company do?
01:00 What was your dream career as a child?
02:20 How do you like to spend your free time?
03:35 3 destinations you'd like to visit
04:14 Best advice you've ever been given?
05:32 What inspired you to start your company?
07:41 First breakthrough moment
09:02 The secret sauce!
10:57 What makes you a great leader?
12:27 Biggest challenge
13:38 Valuable business lesson
15:37 What does success mean to you?
17:42 Your biggest success
19:06 Advice for entrepreneurs
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